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Chapter 4 Planning and supervision

l maintaining attendance records and rosters
l explaining and enforcing regulations
l overseeing the work of the workforce, and suggesting improvements
and changes
l holding discussions with workers to resolve grievances
l perhaps performing the tasks of their trade.

The on-site trades

No construction site can function without the on-site trades. Working to the
architect’s drawings, it is the trades that build the architect’s vision. The trades
can be divided into two main groups:

1 craft operatives
2 building operatives.

Building contractor

Subcontractors Craft operatives employed Building operatives employed
by building contractor by building contractor

• General building

• Bricklayers operatives

• Joiners
• Groundworkers

Subcontracted Subcontracted
craft operatives building operatives

• Plumbers • Plant mechanics

• Electricians • Scaffolders

• Plasterers • Glaziers
• Heating and ventilation •Ceiling fixers
engineers
•Gas fitters
• Painters and decorators
• Tilers

p Figure 4.4 Structure and roles of the building contractor and employees

Craft operatives
Craft operatives are skilled craftspeople who perform specialist tasks, such as
those listed below.

l Bricklayers: construct the building to the architect’s specifications using a
range of building materials, including brick, block and stone.
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